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Mask2669/6

Mask of the character called Wonsoongie (Monkey). Oval shaped head with fur-like fibre surrounding its perimeter. Red face with circular gold cut-out eyes outlined in black. Long red nose and small bright red lips. Red cloth covering and ties are attached to the back of the mask and hang down. Mask backing is yellow and has a white label with printed red characters to one side.

Culture
Korean
Material
gourd fruit, cotton fibre, paper, adhesive and paint
Made in
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2669/4

Mask of Miyal Halmi (a spiteful grandmother) character. Round brown coloured face with white dots overall. White eyes, black eyebrows with white strips, bulbous nose and cheek bones, and red mouth. A black cloth covering and ties are attached to the back of the mask and hang down. Mask backing is yellow and has a white label with printed red characters to one side.

Culture
Korean
Material
gourd fruit, cotton fibre, paper, adhesive and paint
Made in
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2669/3

Mask of Somu (the flirtatious young woman) character. White oval shaped face with protruding black eyebrows, dotted outlined eyes with circular cut-out centres, large nose, protruding red lips, red circular cheeks, and black painted hair. Black cloth covering and ties are attached to the back of the mask and hang down. Mask backing is yellow and has a white label with printed red characters to one side.

Culture
Korean
Material
gourd fruit, cotton fibre, paper, adhesive and paint
Made in
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2669/2

Mask of Omjoong (the Itchy Buddist Monk) character. Dark brown face with diagonally placed green and gold striped eyebrows, gold slanted eyes outlined with black dots, red, green and gold circular wart-like protrusions around the nose and cheek, and a red mouth. Black cloth covering and ties are attached to the back of the mask and hang down. Mask backing is yellow and has a white label with printed red characters to one side.

Culture
Korean
Material
gourd fruit, cotton fibre, paper, adhesive and paint
Made in
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl1774/5

Woman’s rectangular, embroidered shawl (headcloth). Made of brown, coarsely-woven cotton textile, embroidered over-all with brightly coloured, regularly spaced, squares that are arranged in 6 vertical rows of 12 each. The squares have stylized floral and leaf shapes in them, differing slightly in their predominance of 4 colours: orange, bright pink, light green and white; worked with a surface or “false” satin stitch. Border design of triangles at the ends, and borders of leaf motifs on the sides, which are finished with blanket stitch. The piece is constructed from three sections which were sewn together before the embroidery was worked.

Culture
Punjabi
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Punjab, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl1774/4

Woman’s rectangular, embroidered shawl (headcloth). Made of red-orange, coarsely-woven cotton textile, embroidered over-all with brightly coloured, regularly spaced rows of stylized floral shapes that are separated by narrow bands of orange cross-stitch. The floral shapes are identical in shape and alternate in four colours in the row, dark yellow, hot pink, light green and white. They are worked with surface or “false” satin stitch. The alternating colours in the rows match up diagonally across the width of the shawl. Leaf-shaped border designs on the ends and along the sides. The sides are finished with blanket stitch in light green silk, while the ends are unfinished. The piece is constructed of three textile panels which were sewn together before the embroidery was worked.

Culture
Punjabi
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Punjab, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bobbin Lace524/12

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace with a pattern composed of a series of rough circles with small loops emerging from each along the bottom.

Culture
English
Material
linen fibre ? or cotton fibre ?
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic737/1

Women's dark blue wool tunic. The tunic has a deep v-neck without a closure and long sleeves with gussets under the arms. It hangs straight from the shoulders infront, the back is slightly fitted above waist and flared below the waist by means of four gores. There are bands of red and yellow with embroidery and rickrack in blue and green around the neck, shoulders, upper back, cuffs and hem. ‘All wool’ is written on the selvage underarm seam, visible from the outside. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Sami
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
Ovne Sopporo, Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb294 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with vest and skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. The figure has a gold painted torso and arms. Hands bent back at right angles, fingers slightly curved upwards. Face painted white, with narrow straight nose, slit-like eyes, with lowered lashes and narrow red mouth. Face cast in downwards gaze. Cap-like headdress and with elaborately carved gold jamang, topped by garuda (bird-shaped ornament); also with upper sumping and ngore. The figure is wearing a black velvet vest with a beaded star-shaped pattern on chest and a gold sequin at the centre. The beads are clear with a frosted finish, and green. Dark red velvet beaded apron with three star-shaped, clear sequins and metal beads in a T-shape at the centre. Light purple, orange, yellow and off-white batik skirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint, fibre, glass and metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseCh290

Long white blouse with embroidery and attached petticoat. The blouse has a keyhole neck opening with hand finishing and ties of twisted fibre. The bodice front has vertical black, red and yellow embroidered bands from shoulder to waist and embroidered and beaded bands at shoulder edge. The long set-in sleeves have underarm gussets and no shoulder seams. There is embroidery and beading from cap to cuff and are gathered into embroidered and beaded cuffs with hook and eye closures. The embroidery is of stylized vines and flowers in 'tent' stitch. A plain petticoat with a selvage hem is attached below the waist.

Culture
Romanian
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye and glass
Made in
Romania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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